Casing or trim for plastered walls



June 19, 192 8.

I c, H. RICHARDS CASING OR TRIM FOR PLASTERED WALLS Filed June 27, 1927i atented June 19,1928.

UNITED CHARLES H. RICHARDS, OF AURORA, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOB T RIOHSTOMANUFACTUR- ING- CO., OF AURORA, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

CASING OR TRIM ELASTERELD WALLS. 7

Application filed June 27, 1927. Serial No. 201,741.

This invention relates to a new and improved casing or trim forplastered walls, and more especially to such a casing or trim adaptedtoserve to cover and protect the marginal edge of plastered walls aroundopenings such as door and window openings, and the like. 7

One of the features of my invention is to provide such a casing or'trimwhich also companying drawings, Figure 1 is a sec tional and elevationalview of the edge of a 5 wall adjacent an opening, for example a dooropening, Fig. 2 is a View taken as indicated by the line 2 of Fig. 1,and Fig. 3 is a view in perspective of a strip of my improved casing ortrim showing the same re- 30 moved from the wall.

As shown in the drawings, indicates the inside of a wall or partitionterminating in a stud 11, here shown as a wooden 2 X 4;, and usuallyreferred to as a buck.

12 indicates the door frame, 13 the door and 1 1 the usual jamb or stop.

15 indicates the plaster on the wall.

16 indicates, in general, a piece of easing ill sheet metal. This striphas a flat end portion indicated by 16 the edge of which is adapted tobe nailed to the end face of the buck 11 by means of the nails 17through the holes 17. The outer edge of the portion 16 has a narrowmargin 16 bent substantially at right angles thereto and the materialfrom the edge of this margin 16 is bent inwardly toward the portion 16as indi cated by 16 thence again outwardly and away therefrom asindicated by 16, the extreme marginal edge as indicated by 16 lying atright angles to the portion 16 and adapted for attachment to the sideface of the buck 11 by means of the nails 18 through the holes 18 7 ortrim preferably formed out'of a strip of The portion 16 of the strip ispreferably provided with holes 19 through which the plaster may becaused to pass to key the same to the trim. This keying orlooking of theplaster is also assisted by the portion 16 of the casing or trim whichoverlies the edge of the plaster and assists in holding the same inplace. 7 I

The frame mei nber 12 is usually spaced some distance from the end faceof the bucli 11. thus leaving a crack 20. I prefer to cover this crackby means of the moulding 21 nailed to the edge of the frame 12 by meansof the nails 22.

l/Vhile I have shown and described cer' understood that it is capable ofmany modifications. Changes, therefore, in the construction andarrangement may be made without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe invention disclosed in the appended claims, in which it is myintention to claim all novelty in my invention as broadly as possible inView of the prior art.

\ What I claim is new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A sheet metal casing or trim fora wall opening comprising a strip ofmetal having an end portion adapted for attachment to the end face of awall, the outer edge of said end portion having a margin bentsubstantially at right angles thereto, the material atthe edge of saidmargin being bent backwardly toward the end portion and thence awaytherefrom, the extreme marginal edge thereof lying at right angles tothe end portion and adapted for attachment to the side face of a wall.

2. A sheet metal casing or trim for a wall opening comprising a strip ofmetal having an end portion adapted for attachmenteto' the end face of awall, the outer edge of said end portion having a margin bent substantially at right angles thereto, the material at theedge of said marginbeing bent baclr wardly'toward the end portion and thence away therefromand provided with plaster locking apertures, the extreme marginal edgethereof adapted for attachment to the side face of a wall.'

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 23rd day of June,1927.

CHARLES H. RICHARDS.

'tain embodiments of my invention, it isto be

